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Kelly straight/ curve

/ Use to clamp larger

tissues or vessels.

Mosquito straight/curve

Tissue forcep - to grasp and handle

soft tissue

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Thumb forcep

They looked like tweezers. They are tapered and have serrations or grooves at the tip. They can be short or long, straight

or bayonet (angled), and delicate orheavy

Mayo scissor straight/curve Use to cut heavy tissues such as fascia, muscle, uterus, breast)

- we often use this during OB-Gyne Procedure

Metz curve

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Long pean curve

Ovum forcep

Babcock Utilized to grasp delicate tissue such as intestine, fallopian tube, ovary, appendix, also available in long sizes

Iris

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Allis forcep Used to grasp tissue and is available also in long sizes

Needle holder To hold and guide suture needles securely for suturing.This is a combination scissors and

needle holder, whichspeeds up the suturing process.

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Towel clip to attach towels, to handle sponges and other materials

Right angle mixter

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Rochester pean straight

Nasal forcep

Blade holder #3/#4

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Army navy retractor (also called right angle retractor/US Army retractor). Use to retract superficial or

shallow incision.

Richardson retractor/with handle

Schroeber uterine tenaculum

Debakey forcep

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Metzenbaum Scissors

Russian Forceps